| Alamo | |
|---|---|
&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Just_another_Alamo_afternoon.jpg) Alamo in 2010 | |
| Artist | Tony Rosenthal |
| Year | 1967 |
| Type | Painted CorTen Steel |
| Dimensions | 4.6 m × 4.6 m × 4.6 m (15 ft × 15 ft × 15 ft) |
| Location | Astor Place, Lafayette Street and 8th Street, New York City |
| 40°43′48″N 73°59′28″W / 40.73000°N 73.99111°W | |
| Owner | Estate of Tony Rosenthal. Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society. |
Alamo, also known as the Astor Place Cube or simply The Cube, is an outdoor sculpture by Tony Rosenthal, located on Astor Place, in the East Village neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It is a black cube, 8 feet (2.4 m) long on each side, mounted on a corner. The cube is made of Cor-Ten steel and weighs about 1,800 pounds (820 kg). The faces of the cube are not flat but have various indentations, protrusions, and ledges. The sculpture's name, Alamo, is designated on a small plaque on the base and was selected by the artist's wife because its scale and mass reminded her of the Alamo Mission.[1][2] It was fabricated by Lippincott, Inc.
- ^ Moynihan, Colin (November 19, 2005). "The Cube, Restored, Is Back and Turning at Astor Place". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Grimes, William (August 1, 2009). "Tony Rosenthal, 94, Sculptor of Public Art". The New York Times. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved November 17, 2016.